Women's Rights Pioneers Monument
| Women's Rights Pioneers Monument | |
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| Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 40°46′14″N 73°58′21″W / 40.7705°N 73.9725°W | |
The Women's Rights Pioneers Monument is a sculpture by Meredith Bergmann. It was installed in Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, on August 26 (Women's Equality Day), 2020. The sculpture is located at the northwest corner of Literary Walk along The Mall, the widest pedestrian path in Central Park. The sculpture commemorates and depicts Sojourner Truth (c. 1797–1883), Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906), and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902), pioneers in the suffrage movement who advocated women's right to vote and who were pioneers of the larger movement for women's rights.
It is the first sculpture in Central Park to depict historical women and was created to "break the bronze ceiling" as, previously, the only other female figures depicted in the park was Alice from Alice in Wonderland and Juliet from Romeo and Juliet. Original plans for the memorial included only Stanton and Anthony, but after critics raised objections to the lack of inclusion of women of color, Truth was added to the design.